Lot 935
Unusual Signed Recording Contract Between Dizzy Gillespie and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Toward the end of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's basketball career he set about the possibility of starting his own jazz record label with legendary producer, Irving Azoff, called CRANBERRY RECORDS and set about signing jazz greats to record for his company. Presented here is a signed contract, with all the terms spelled out in this 4 page document signed by both jazz great Dizzy Gillespie and Kareerm Abdul-Jabbar (JSA graded) and dated January 27, 1987. Unfortunately, the label never took off but this well intentioned enterprise is represented here by this contract.
Estimated Value $250 - 400.
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| Realized $144 |
